About the Award: Two challenges. Twelve finalists. Celebrating women entrepreneurs and their innovative ideas, solutions, and organizations.

Finalists will be invited to Paris, France in early June 2019, to pitch their solutions live in front of Visa leaders and clients.To reward the most impactful solutions, Visa will provide $100,000 USD to each challenge winner!Challenge Questions for 2019: We are pleased to present two challenge questions for this program:

Prize Structure

Visa will select 1 finalist per region to travel to Paris for the opportunity to pitch their solution live at the Finals Event and attend the opening match of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™.The overall grand prize winner of the fintech challenge will receive $100,000 USD plus a potential opportunity to run a pilot with Visa and/or a Visa client.

Apply nowChallenge 2 – Social ImpactHow can women entrepreneurs around the world drive social impact by supporting sustainable and equitable livelihoods and strengthening local / regional economies?

What We Look For:

Visa is looking for women entrepreneurs focused on social impact outcomes across micro and small business development, environmental and social responsibility, and community engagement.

Women-founded/ co-founded organizations (2 to 50 employees) with a mission (or project) that resonates with Visa’s Social Impact charter

Prize Structure

Visa will select 1 finalist per region to travel to Paris for the opportunity to pitch their solution live at the Finals Event and attend the opening match of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™.The overall grand prize winner of the social impact challenge will receive $100,000 USD.Apply nowType: EntrepreneurshipHow to Apply:

It is important to go through all Terms and Conditions on the Programme Webpage (see link below) before applying